Detroit Tigers All-Star Javier Baez was removed from the lineup on Tuesday.

The Detroit Tigers had many contributors last year as the team reached the MLB playoffs for a second consecutive season. One of the biggest surprises was Javier Baez, whose six‑year, $140 million ...

If Puerto Rico wants to win the World Baseball Classic for the first time, it’ll have to do so without one of the faces of baseball on the island. Tigers infielder Javier Báez cannot and will not play ...

Puerto Rico’s unraveling relationship with the World Baseball Classic took another stunning turn this week, as Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez was officially ruled ineligible to participate in ...

Báez, a Detroit Tigers 2025 All-Star, would not have been caught up in a positive test simply under MLB's auspices. The ...

Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez is not eligible to play for Puerto Rico in the upcoming World Baseball Classic due to his ongoing suspension for marijuana use, multiple media outlets reported on ...

Javier Báez received a two-year suspension and will not play in the 2026 World Baseball Classic due to marijuana use that triggered a failed drug test during the 2023 tournament, the Detroit Free ...

One of the biggest comeback stories last season across the entirety of Major League Baseball was Detroit Tigers' shortstop Javier Báez. After a 2024 season where he finished with a -1.1 WAR, the worst ...

One of the biggest surprises was Javier Baez, whose six‑year, $140 million contract had previously looked like a major burden for Detroit. Yet in 2025, Baez turned back the clock, at least for the ...

Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez accepted responsibility for a positive marijuana test in 2023, which barred him from competing in the upcoming World Baseball Classic in his native Puerto Rico.